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Outlook 2003:

Is there a way to alphabetize contacts when I'm in the contact category
view. They seem to be listed in the order they were added. Surely there's
a way, or perhaps a work-around for this. It's most annoying when there are
several entries. They were in folders, but folders don't display when I go
to the contact listing, so I categorized them instead. I'm wondering if
I'll regret this action.

Any thoughts?
Thanks.
 
Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:

Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
 
Russ,
Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't work for me. I listed them
alphabetically, then selected category view, but they went out of order
again.

Some categories have many entries ... and it's difficult to find stuff when
they aren't in order.
If you or someone else has another workaround, I'd be happy to hear it.

Diana


Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:

Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as
well as the grouping.
 
What precisely did you try and what didn't happen that you thought should?
This method works for everyone else.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DianaH said:
Russ,
Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't work for me. I listed them
alphabetically, then selected category view, but they went out of order
again.

Some categories have many entries ... and it's difficult to find stuff
when
they aren't in order.
If you or someone else has another workaround, I'd be happy to hear it.

Diana


Judy Gleeson has provided the following workaround to overcome the new way
Outlook 2003 sorts the "By Category" view:

Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see
(field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN
use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical
as
well as the grouping.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Cowtoon said:
Outlook 2003:

Is there a way to alphabetize contacts when I'm in the contact category
view. They seem to be listed in the order they were added. Surely
there's
a way, or perhaps a work-around for this. It's most annoying when there
are
several entries. They were in folders, but folders don't display when I
go
to the contact listing, so I categorized them instead. I'm wondering if
I'll regret this action.

Any thoughts?
Thanks.
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